When my life was turned upside down, I realized creating new beginnings was too exhausting. Instead, I decided to focus on new endings.
I have been in education for decades. Yes, okay, I am old. This should come as no surprise if you've been following my blog! But my age aside, the trends I am seeing in education are becoming increasingly more disturbing. I addressed many of these in my last post, "When Did Schools Stop Being Schools", … Continue reading Respect in Special Education
As someone who has been teaching for over 30 years, I have marveled at the evolution of teaching and education in general during not only my tenure, but during my lifetime. Prior to COVID-19, I was discussing this with a friend and colleague. We are both Early Childhood Special Education teachers and had just finished … Continue reading When Did Schools Stop Being……Schools?
For a long time I hesitated to write about the pandemic currently sweeping most of the world. I felt there was nothing left to say about it. It is all anyone talks about. It has changed the way we work, or if we work. It has changed the way we socialize, shop, eat, drink, entertain … Continue reading Coronavirus: Birth of a Culture
New Endings 